Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dursley

Dursley, market town, par., and ry. sta., in co. and 15 miles SW. of Gloucester and 200 miles NW. of London, 1059 ac., pop. 2344; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Thursday and Saturday.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Gloucestershire AncC
Place: Dursley

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